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January 10, 2019
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has announced the hire of David Gartside, who has been hired as a partner in the firm’s Seoul office.
Gartside joins Milbank from Sidley Austin, where he worked in the firm’s

December 10, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Jon Ballis will take over as chair in 2020, when current chair Jeffrey Hammes is slated to step down from the position.
Ballis is based in the firm’s Chicago office and

September 13, 2018
Sidley Austin capital markets partner Noel Hughes has left left the firm to join Vinson & Elkins, a US firm. Hughes’ exit is the latest for Sidley Austin, which has seen a number of recent departures from the

September 11, 2018
Matthew Dening has joined Baker McKenzie, where he previously worked as a partner. Prior to re-joining Baker McKenzie, he served as managing partner of Sidley Austin in the firm’s City office.
While at Sidley

August 29, 2018
Offshore firm Walkers has hired corporate and finance partner James Gaden from Maples and Calder in Hong Kong.
Gaden has over 15 years of experience working on cases in the financial services sector, especially on

August 22, 2018
Sidley Austin has announced a shake up in its London office leadership, with corporate partner Thomas Thesing taking over as office head from Matthew Dening.
Thesing has been a stalwart at the office, having served as

July 30, 2018
Latham & Watkins has recruited restructuring rainmaker Yen Sum from Sidley Austin just over a year after her departure from Linklaters.
Sum was first hired by Linklaters in 2002, then left for a three-year stint at

June 21, 2018
Sidley Austin has hired finance partner Allan Wardrop from Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong.
Wardrop has been at Hogan Lovells for 15 years, having made partner in 2012. His expertise includes leveraged acquisition and

June 6, 2018
In a significant hire in its recent spree, Ashurst has recruited securitization partner Jonathan Walsh from Baker McKenzie.
Walsh has a history of securitization leadership, having headed international securities at